Logging Equipment Operator driving tractors and using accessories to fell trees, skid, load, unload, and stack logs, while performing safety checks and basic maintenance on equipment
Experience
Logging Equipment Operator
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Inspected equipment for safety before use and performed basic maintenance tasks
Drove tractors to drag or transport logs from felling sites to log landing areas
Controlled hydraulic tractors with tree clamps and booms to lift and bunch sheared trees
Drove tractors with accessories to skid, load, unload, or stack logs and clear brush
Graded logs by knot size and straightness according to industry standards
Filled out required job or shift report forms
Drove tractors to build or repair logging and skid roads
Skills
Hands-On Work
Operating forestry equipment, Cutting trees or logs
Checking & Planning
Inspecting equipment or facilities, Measuring forestry characteristics, Evaluating log quality
Technical Skills
Maintaining agricultural equipment, Maintaining personnel records